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Merchant marine
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Merchant marine compares all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.
| Rank | Country | Merchant marine | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 8,782 | 2017 |
| 2 | Panama | 8,052 | 2017 |
| 3 | Japan | 5,289 | 2017 |
| 4 | China | 4,287 | 2017 |
| 5 | United States | 3,611 | 2017 |
| 6 | Singapore | 3,558 | 2017 |
| 7 | Liberia | 3,296 | 2017 |
| 8 | Marshall Islands | 3,199 | 2017 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 2,576 | 2017 |
| 10 | Russia | 2,572 | 2017 |
| 11 | Malta | 2,170 | 2017 |
| 12 | Korea, South | 1,907 | 2017 |
| 13 | Vietnam | 1,818 | 2017 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 1,690 | 2017 |
| 15 | India | 1,674 | 2017 |
| 16 | Norway | 1,585 | 2017 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 1,551 | 2017 |
| 18 | Philippines | 1,508 | 2017 |
| 19 | Bahamas, The | 1,440 | 2017 |
| 20 | Italy | 1,430 | 2017 |
| 21 | Greece | 1,364 | 2017 |
| 22 | Turkey | 1,285 | 2017 |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1,244 | 2017 |
| 24 | Cyprus | 1,022 | 2017 |
| 25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 964 | 2017 |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 882 | 2017 |
| 27 | Thailand | 781 | 2017 |
| 28 | Brazil | 775 | 2017 |
| 29 | Belize | 756 | 2017 |
| 30 | Iran | 739 | 2017 |
| 31 | Denmark | 654 | 2017 |
| 32 | Canada | 639 | 2017 |
| 33 | Mexico | 622 | 2017 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 618 | 2017 |
| 35 | Germany | 614 | 2017 |
| 36 | Nigeria | 583 | 2017 |
| 37 | France | 555 | 2017 |
| 38 | Honduras | 552 | 2017 |
| 39 | Australia | 549 | 2017 |
| 40 | Spain | 472 | 2017 |
| 41 | Portugal | 466 | 2017 |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 451 | 2017 |
| 43 | Cambodia | 442 | 2017 |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 421 | 2017 |
| 45 | Ukraine | 419 | 2017 |
| 46 | Egypt | 399 | 2017 |
| 47 | Sweden | 368 | 2017 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 357 | 2017 |
| 49 | Taiwan | 350 | 2017 |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 311 | 2017 |
| 51 | Togo | 308 | 2017 |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 306 | 2017 |
| 53 | Gibraltar | 291 | 2017 |
| 54 | Croatia | 288 | 2017 |
| 55 | Tanzania | 279 | 2017 |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 274 | 2017 |
| 57 | Finland | 267 | 2017 |
| 58 | Venezuela | 267 | 2017 |
| 59 | Mongolia | 261 | 2017 |
| 60 | Bahrain | 260 | 2017 |
| 61 | Korea, North | 248 | 2017 |
| 62 | Tuvalu | 245 | 2017 |
| 63 | Cook Islands | 218 | 2017 |
| 64 | Chile | 211 | 2017 |
| 65 | Comoros | 203 | 2017 |
| 66 | Belgium | 185 | 2017 |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 173 | 2017 |
| 68 | Moldova | 172 | 2017 |
| 69 | Argentina | 161 | 2017 |
| 70 | Cayman Islands | 161 | 2017 |
| 71 | Kuwait | 161 | 2017 |
| 72 | Bermuda | 160 | 2017 |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 152 | 2017 |
| 74 | Poland | 152 | 2017 |
| 75 | Qatar | 143 | 2017 |
| 76 | Ecuador | 138 | 2017 |
| 77 | Kiribati | 133 | 2017 |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 119 | 2017 |
| 79 | Romania | 114 | 2017 |
| 80 | Barbados | 112 | 2017 |
| 81 | Algeria | 110 | 2017 |
| 82 | Brunei | 106 | 2018 |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 105 | 2017 |
| 84 | Colombia | 103 | 2017 |
| 85 | New Zealand | 103 | 2017 |
| 86 | Libya | 98 | 2017 |
| 87 | Burma | 97 | 2017 |
| 88 | Faroe Islands | 96 | 2017 |
| 89 | Curacao | 92 | 2017 |
| 90 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 88 | 2017 |
| 91 | Peru | 88 | 2017 |
| 92 | Georgia | 84 | 2017 |
| 93 | Ireland | 83 | 2017 |
| 94 | Morocco | 82 | 2017 |
| 95 | South Africa | 82 | 2017 |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 82 | 2017 |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 80 | 2017 |
| 98 | Estonia | 78 | 2017 |
| 99 | Paraguay | 78 | |
| 100 | Iraq | 77 | 2017 |
| 101 | Dominica | 76 | 2017 |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 73 | 2017 |
| 103 | Fiji | 68 | 2017 |
| 104 | Maldives | 66 | 2017 |
| 105 | Latvia | 65 | 2017 |
| 106 | Tunisia | 62 | 2017 |
| 107 | Lithuania | 60 | 2017 |
| 108 | Albania | 57 | 2017 |
| 109 | Uruguay | 56 | 2017 |
| 110 | Angola | 55 | 2017 |
| 111 | Bolivia | 55 | 2017 |
| 112 | Guyana | 55 | 2017 |
| 113 | Lebanon | 54 | 2017 |
| 114 | Pakistan | 52 | 2017 |
| 115 | Oman | 51 | 2017 |
| 116 | Switzerland | 51 | 2017 |
| 117 | Ghana | 44 | 2017 |
| 118 | Cuba | 43 | 2017 |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 42 | 2017 |
| 120 | Israel | 42 | 2017 |
| 121 | Jamaica | 41 | 2017 |
| 122 | Congo, Republic of the | 40 | 2017 |
| 123 | Equatorial Guinea | 40 | 2017 |
| 124 | Tonga | 34 | 2017 |
| 125 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 33 | 2017 |
| 126 | Iceland | 33 | 2017 |
| 127 | Jordan | 31 | 2017 |
| 128 | Yemen | 31 | 2017 |
| 129 | Madagascar | 28 | 2017 |
| 130 | Mauritius | 28 | 2017 |
| 131 | Gabon | 27 | 2017 |
| 132 | Mozambique | 27 | 2017 |
| 133 | Senegal | 26 | 2017 |
| 134 | Seychelles | 24 | 2017 |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 23 | 2017 |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 22 | 2017 |
| 137 | Syria | 21 | 2017 |
| 138 | British Virgin Islands | 20 | 2017 |
| 139 | Kenya | 20 | 2017 |
| 140 | Cameroon | 19 | 2017 |
| 141 | Djibouti | 18 | 2017 |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 17 | 2017 |
| 143 | Sudan | 17 | 2017 |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16 | 2017 |
| 145 | Montenegro | 12 | 2017 |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 11 | 2017 |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2017 |
| 148 | Samoa | 10 | 2017 |
| 149 | Suriname | 10 | 2017 |
| 150 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9 | 2017 |
| 151 | Eritrea | 9 | 2017 |
| 152 | Guatemala | 9 | 2017 |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 2017 |
| 154 | Namibia | 9 | 2017 |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 9 | 2017 |
| 156 | Gambia, The | 8 | 2017 |
| 157 | Greenland | 8 | 2017 |
| 158 | Slovenia | 7 | 2017 |
| 159 | Benin | 6 | 2017 |
| 160 | Grenada | 6 | 2017 |
| 161 | Mauritania | 6 | 2017 |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 5 | 2017 |
| 163 | Somalia | 5 | 2017 |
| 164 | Belarus | 4 | 2017 |
| 165 | Haiti | 4 | 2017 |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 | 2017 |
| 167 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 3 | 2017 |
| 168 | Guam | 3 | 2017 |
| 169 | El Salvador | 2 | 2017 |
| 170 | Niger | 2 | 2017 |
| 171 | Anguilla | 1 | 2017 |
| 172 | Guinea | 1 | 2017 |
| 173 | Laos | 1 | 2017 |
| 174 | Macau | 1 | 2017 |
| 175 | Uganda | 1 | 2017 |
| 176 | Zambia | 1 | 2017 |